Fraudsters have begun to actively pretend to be tax authorities in order to deceive Russians.
Details were reported on the Moscow Prosecutor's Office Telegram channel.
The department described the new scheme using the example of a situation that happened to a 71-year-old Russian woman.
The fraudsters pretended to be tax officials and stole 2.3 million rubles from her.
They contacted the woman by phone. The scammers found out that the pensioner kept money at home.
The perpetrators stated that the “tax authorities” would confiscate the undeclared money to carry out the declaration procedure.
That same day, a man came to the Russian woman. He took her savings and left a fake contract, which was created with the help of a photo editor.
When the pensioner saw that she had received a fake document, it was already too late – the swindler had disappeared with her money.
The 22-year-old courier was detained. He came to Moscow from the Kemerovo Region and found a "part-time job".
The scammers paid for his tickets, accommodation and food. Of the stolen 2.3 million rubles, the young man kept 28 thousand rubles for himself and transferred the rest of the funds to the scammers.
Law enforcement officers found out that this same native of the Kemerovo region was involved in another episode of fraud.
For reference
A tax return is an official statement by a taxpayer about the income he received over a certain period of time.
